Category Archives: John Dickson Carr

The Problem Of The Wire Cage by John Dickson Carr

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

Inspired by the enjoyable-but-lightweight The Curse Of The Bronze Lamp, I thought I’d pick up another John Dickson Carr work. So, did I pick up one of the classics? The Judas Window? Til Death Do Us Part? Even the much-lauded-but-not-by-me … Continue reading →

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The Curse Of The Bronze Lamp aka Lord of the Sorcerors by Carter Dickson aka John Dickson Carr

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

Ah, my many long-term projects. My Ellery Queen bibliography, currently derailed due to losing my copy of The Dragon’s Teeth. Original Sins has come to an end (almost) and let’s not mention the Mystery Tour of the USA… But the … Continue reading →

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Seeing Is Believing by Carter Dickson aka John Dickson Carr

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

A simple experiment in hypnotism to prove that you cannot make someone act against their nature. A woman is hypnotised and given a gun that she believes is real and asked to kill her husband. As expected, Vicky Fane cannot … Continue reading →

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The Red Widow Murders by Carter Dickson aka John Dickson Carr

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

Who in their right mind would accept an invitation to spend the night alone in a locked room if they knew they were in a detective novel? Especially a locked room that has, over the past centuries, killed a number … Continue reading →

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The Ten Teacups aka The Peacock Feather Mystery by Carter Dickson aka John Dickson Carr

Posted on June 10, 2012 by

At the start of the year, I set myself some challenges – one of which was to keep working on my Ellery Queen and Sir Henry Merrivale pages. Well, in the course of the five months to date, I’ve manage … Continue reading →

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More Sherlock – Recommended Reading

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

I seem to have attracted a large number of extra visitors thanks to my review of the first episode of series two of Sherlock, A Scandal in Belgravia – it’s currently my 13th most visited post out of 144 after … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of “The House In Goblin Wood”

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

My regular readers will probably remember that I’ve already reviewed The House at Goblin Wood, the only short story written by Carter Dickson aka John Dickson Carr featuring Sir Henry Merrivale. But I’m asking for a little in solving a … Continue reading →

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The Reader is Warned by Carter Dickson

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

How straightforward. A man drops down dead and someone else owns up to the murder. The only problem here – the confessor, Pennik, has an ironclad alibi and insists that he used Teleforce – the power of his mind – … Continue reading →

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The White Priory Murders by Carter Dickson aka John Dickson Carr

Posted on September 17, 2011 by

And so, inspired by A Graveyard To Let, one of  Sir Henry Merrivale’s final flings, I thought I’d go back and have another look at one of his early adventures. A British actress, Marcia Tait, having made it big overseas, … Continue reading →

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A Graveyard To Let by Carter Dickson aka John Dickson Carr

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

It’s 1949 and the Old Man, Sir Henry Merrivale, is visiting the United States. He is shanghaied to the estate of his old acquaintance Paul Manning, who promises to show him a miracle. But even the wily Merrivale is flummoxed … Continue reading →

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